tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86984430005753442502024-02-22T12:40:38.058+08:00stitching at stone cottageStitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-63631338124924554752012-07-19T15:06:00.000+08:002012-07-19T15:06:01.442+08:00shades of grey...no not <i>that</i> book...(have you read it, would love to know your thoughts)...<br />
<br />
the lovely new pattern i got to test drive for<a href="http://kirstenjohnstone.com.au/" target="_blank"> kirsten</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbMCBFc4Q8lW0Qa324szISe9sdscfJYtSdwvsaiN06WjWiOOdQUyrVRuNuRRAL_PfaSvkzpT6LbsjLSRq0BwCHcsYbgDvBOygVqgv14LDa-m6GKprsEh1YE50C5O0d1ENlmxlXN4Eib2q/s1600/grey+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbMCBFc4Q8lW0Qa324szISe9sdscfJYtSdwvsaiN06WjWiOOdQUyrVRuNuRRAL_PfaSvkzpT6LbsjLSRq0BwCHcsYbgDvBOygVqgv14LDa-m6GKprsEh1YE50C5O0d1ENlmxlXN4Eib2q/s200/grey+1.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Hagi...</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
you can read about it <a href="http://www.kirstenjohnstone.com/blog/" target="_blank">here...</a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
its knitted inside out... </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7FKIEX5E9y1wNut7c9TrwN5KHw6B2BiiEJuYCWo8K93wSbnO95xSFsPh2U3aBoIRyylqtubWjgM5CZiLGoz3swoHskbs-ZR6scKYH03NAZBuERygOg2t2Z9NWPTy9wrYZAeqpfparBri/s1600/grey+band.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7FKIEX5E9y1wNut7c9TrwN5KHw6B2BiiEJuYCWo8K93wSbnO95xSFsPh2U3aBoIRyylqtubWjgM5CZiLGoz3swoHskbs-ZR6scKYH03NAZBuERygOg2t2Z9NWPTy9wrYZAeqpfparBri/s200/grey+band.jpg" width="149" /> </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
its lovely, simple, warm, comfortable.<br />
the pattern is well written, clear and concise, yardage is perfect. <br />
all a beanie should be...<br />
you can purchase it directly from <a href="http://kirstenjohnstone.com.au/" target="_blank">kirsten</a> or through <a href="http://ravelry.com/" target="_blank">Ravelry. </a><br />
<br />
pattern: hagi by kirsten johnstone<br />
yarn: i used luxury 8 ply dk pure merino wool by jo sharp.<br />
shade: heath<br />
sticks: 4mm and 5mm circular and dpn's <br />
<br />
<br />
and a few snaps of the pattern that i won from kirsten...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUttmx3bQFrqt95yghpXA9p-VXZJctnjexvuZWtISBrLcA6Iv3UEBYumCMZgbtDT6g2OpXgubGz8Jjc0Cbt2z-ODDhrBlJ02DsjBqRsSt7e2ZIPMO1JMAYYcPOwLyy6_6_Txeu8HyCqLKm/s1600/red+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUttmx3bQFrqt95yghpXA9p-VXZJctnjexvuZWtISBrLcA6Iv3UEBYumCMZgbtDT6g2OpXgubGz8Jjc0Cbt2z-ODDhrBlJ02DsjBqRsSt7e2ZIPMO1JMAYYcPOwLyy6_6_Txeu8HyCqLKm/s200/red+2.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>
that i blogged about previously<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6NGjMsuc35YvIeoLgGPqZv5Jayqgb-DYYg75zND8SV10OYmBSw3qn7q56Hn7cGQxXypdQiRupdtvncJDLui-Vg_pd1Wi-8Cn9rvEx5ug3GS4Cmxursl2g8-hhuAfjgP02arFkP0-Pzsq/s1600/red+corner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6NGjMsuc35YvIeoLgGPqZv5Jayqgb-DYYg75zND8SV10OYmBSw3qn7q56Hn7cGQxXypdQiRupdtvncJDLui-Vg_pd1Wi-8Cn9rvEx5ug3GS4Cmxursl2g8-hhuAfjgP02arFkP0-Pzsq/s1600/red+corner.jpg" /></a></div>
well worn in karajini where it was -5 c each night.<br />
i wore it around the fire, into bed, and at breakfast...and i had to fight not to share it!<br />
sorry about the photos quality...<br />
taken with the phone..<br />
they really don't do justice to these beautiful patterns....<br />
but i cant find the charger for my camera since returning from the karajini....grrrr<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-59510708458578783942012-06-27T14:30:00.001+08:002012-06-27T16:57:40.083+08:00otaki magic...<div style="text-align: left;">
how lucky am i...</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
i have won a new slouch hat...just in time for winter...</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
from the very talented designer<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/otaki"> kirsten...</a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl64EX_v1Tu4L6yWVgura7trxWkxm02bGt78tdX2h7y-WZmu6XN_8jtAnwEkWf3WseQsC-OcpkMfzRK4FnpaYVZeZDfcAYL5GJPNXsZb9cgCcyyBUZxJv3rfNdjCLXWrIzFVLpsu6lRHC/s1600/otaki+begins.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl64EX_v1Tu4L6yWVgura7trxWkxm02bGt78tdX2h7y-WZmu6XN_8jtAnwEkWf3WseQsC-OcpkMfzRK4FnpaYVZeZDfcAYL5GJPNXsZb9cgCcyyBUZxJv3rfNdjCLXWrIzFVLpsu6lRHC/s320/otaki+begins.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
all other projects in the knitting basket (and there are a few!) have come to a halt in order to get this made before going on a holiday, north to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karijini_National_Park" target="_blank"> Karajiini..</a> <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE9Tti1lvpibW9YWOJl9PNOk9dJaK1rZmnLGusARkDlGmF9oPtu0awS0eWBiHSiFahs1cGEC1nOnQvZuLS0tyrnmXD2cRK-CfacojEA5dBiQAowxlVLEHTkXpskmL9S3g7w2yH7w_h8cf/s1600/otaki+view+A.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE9Tti1lvpibW9YWOJl9PNOk9dJaK1rZmnLGusARkDlGmF9oPtu0awS0eWBiHSiFahs1cGEC1nOnQvZuLS0tyrnmXD2cRK-CfacojEA5dBiQAowxlVLEHTkXpskmL9S3g7w2yH7w_h8cf/s320/otaki+view+A.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
thank you <a href="http://www.kirstenjohnstone.com/blog/" target="_blank">kirsten,</a> for your generosity and for sharing your talent with us all..<br />
this lovely pattern is available for purchase directly from<a href="http://www.kirstenjohnstone.com/assemblage-shop/category/knit-patterns/" target="_blank"> kirsten</a> or through <a href="http://ravelry.com/">ravelry...</a><br />
<br />
<br />Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-57462920726988039132012-03-07T15:16:00.006+08:002012-03-07T16:01:42.939+08:00produce..its all very well having a vegetable garden that abounds in produce, but it does all ripen at once, and so needs eating and preserving all at once....<br />i am only just keeping up...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCaUp5LxHaT_MsL1oIbCjRvIkZYfk7f4jn4w_0gNeA1M7kC7RWGcuzZAbK5jqNR5GbzfPFjJJfC1E_6ZxL_JVjWQKMZ0h-ju99zxTs-V4s1v7-TqaGLJfQjIE1tp9ABhbsZ7yGn3CJ7ik/s1600/P1020181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCaUp5LxHaT_MsL1oIbCjRvIkZYfk7f4jn4w_0gNeA1M7kC7RWGcuzZAbK5jqNR5GbzfPFjJJfC1E_6ZxL_JVjWQKMZ0h-ju99zxTs-V4s1v7-TqaGLJfQjIE1tp9ABhbsZ7yGn3CJ7ik/s400/P1020181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717058614139227826" border="0" /></a><br />cucmber relish...<br />tomatoe and chilli jam...<br />tomatoe relish...<br />tomatoe pasta sauce...<br />fig and ginger relish...<br />spiced rhubarb jam...<br />if anyone can help me with preserving the aubergines i would be very grateful.. i have tried baking and keeping them in oil, but did not have a lot of success and cant seem to find a good reciepe to help...<br />anyhow, more on the recipes for the above soon..<br /><br />it has been hot, really hot here for the past week, and i am making birthday gifts...knitting birthday gifts in fact, in 39 degree heat...i must be looney..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKzmfjoJ-SuJ0nCR1cRm0nSWIf4WK-LYkCVt3_Bo9yigD57Ew1p6zg8GVgBqVmd5xRRlNtQGkraUmaMfiPRrqG-YqsPI77BHVED2GT-Muj0u3N2ulhK-5KsmNxzji0dzRQ2hIx8OO5jmw/s1600/P1020208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKzmfjoJ-SuJ0nCR1cRm0nSWIf4WK-LYkCVt3_Bo9yigD57Ew1p6zg8GVgBqVmd5xRRlNtQGkraUmaMfiPRrqG-YqsPI77BHVED2GT-Muj0u3N2ulhK-5KsmNxzji0dzRQ2hIx8OO5jmw/s400/P1020208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717058966248376610" border="0" /></a><br />so this yarn was a delight to work with...i have made a scarf and will purchase some leather driving gloves to go with it...<br />the recipient recieved a cuban mob car from his wife for his birthday... it is pale blue and i think a chevrolet 1956 ish....and it is fabulous, pale blue, the same as the scarf he should have already recieved...i cant wait for him to get this in the mail...the pattern was from an old book of mums with loads of sample stitches in it, sorry i don't remember the name...i just picked one i liked the look of that was a bit masculine...i thought it would be a quick knit, but i used #9 needles as i wanted a loose weave, and i <span style="font-style: italic;">hate</span> knitting on large needles..i felt all thumbs, and ended up knitting the continental method to give my aching wrists a break....<br /><br /><br />and finally my two new babies...they were given to me a fortnight ago, how could i say no...just look at their faces...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSFp06spPAsKLxoChEHbBkYJOpUcayDXOxN8XMrnn2mlbfeX0Qo88KacsQgtKZ_TJVTK0WRdGrE6zIt_NrB7R1GrOMc0EofsmV_nLtGF8PshEoc8vV4TgOmF9yZSIAd33bE6rl_TtXs4S/s1600/P1020197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSFp06spPAsKLxoChEHbBkYJOpUcayDXOxN8XMrnn2mlbfeX0Qo88KacsQgtKZ_TJVTK0WRdGrE6zIt_NrB7R1GrOMc0EofsmV_nLtGF8PshEoc8vV4TgOmF9yZSIAd33bE6rl_TtXs4S/s400/P1020197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717060281295958706" border="0" /></a><br />as brothers they play, sleep, walk, annoy, do everything together.... they will be good company for each other, as in the past we have always had cats when the children were around to play with them...nowadays with children all grown up and me working 3 to 4 days per week they will have some quiet days with just the two of them defending the home....<br />they are such time wasters...i hope they don't loose their collars, its the only way we tell them apart...<br />red = cassias<br />blue = ivanda<br />...don't ask....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtNYEQaWwcVcqwJ59NAaU51lHMHcNyANwe_-T8uTFa9RwbDXZFO6F3yt7DCeOqjS4hAGt22gq4GtFYUoAP2xOMi4bV9gR3Hk9nBTc0spKOOApbyV1Hgv_rVA8Pz1q1TBs12e6G4d2t3T2/s1600/P1020196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtNYEQaWwcVcqwJ59NAaU51lHMHcNyANwe_-T8uTFa9RwbDXZFO6F3yt7DCeOqjS4hAGt22gq4GtFYUoAP2xOMi4bV9gR3Hk9nBTc0spKOOApbyV1Hgv_rVA8Pz1q1TBs12e6G4d2t3T2/s400/P1020196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717060218633479538" border="0" /></a>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-7982690051964787022012-02-09T17:08:00.005+08:002012-02-09T17:21:27.040+08:00a promise...the left overs from <a href="http://http://www.stitchingatstonecottage.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/go-figure.html#links">here...</a><br />spied...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0eJut9WOS0UQaoCmwQNfT4j41BpLahYXpfFTkFrND1vInwFN6dtNuhosBSUt5BIplJBkp9RZ11PLyUYXM-hBDa4UAhoDjfbaXVttoeNMUT5CwixgQUwoX2IVDWe9DmdVEihaO4L1VQ2_/s1600/boardies+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0eJut9WOS0UQaoCmwQNfT4j41BpLahYXpfFTkFrND1vInwFN6dtNuhosBSUt5BIplJBkp9RZ11PLyUYXM-hBDa4UAhoDjfbaXVttoeNMUT5CwixgQUwoX2IVDWe9DmdVEihaO4L1VQ2_/s400/boardies+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707060845138818674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">another pair of boardies requested....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">really???<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">out of this fabric... are you sure???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrQZZtFvJTzfTpMX2NJutVXXsxBWhvsF0RJfCda7b1RZUUMSGHEvK6z2GCSCLpbXFMSxLpXz3GLQp6R2AErxI-mR2eQa79hTpAk-zYKysZa6v9mKu3pJXENrD-NV9jQuVhg1poAHHP3CD/s1600/boardies+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrQZZtFvJTzfTpMX2NJutVXXsxBWhvsF0RJfCda7b1RZUUMSGHEvK6z2GCSCLpbXFMSxLpXz3GLQp6R2AErxI-mR2eQa79hTpAk-zYKysZa6v9mKu3pJXENrD-NV9jQuVhg1poAHHP3CD/s400/boardies+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707061106021448482" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">OK, on the one condition that they are never to be worn with the shirt...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">even as pyjamas....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRSzVcnPIfGsLo7tRTLV9LUw8UED73qRqoXXyaGN-5Ey3aYzXbWRO3S1WwrPsV9wk5Rd_tdzUHRYEOGEtP2RUKd6H_HmDOq3ettpA2XzhMQydM-XuqpcglITaB6uAA3R9mIzm8ZX3m0zs/s1600/boardies+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRSzVcnPIfGsLo7tRTLV9LUw8UED73qRqoXXyaGN-5Ey3aYzXbWRO3S1WwrPsV9wk5Rd_tdzUHRYEOGEtP2RUKd6H_HmDOq3ettpA2XzhMQydM-XuqpcglITaB6uAA3R9mIzm8ZX3m0zs/s400/boardies+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707060976411478482" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">yes mum...i promise....<br />thank goodness there is no fabric left...<br /> i hate to think what else i could be making....<br /></div>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-48667148271343549272012-02-05T17:26:00.006+08:002012-02-05T17:36:09.441+08:00go figure..the brief this time was..<br /><div style="text-align: center;">1. vintage print - (he picked the fabric)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2mMMIDngNqJ6j0Hw2YKhk0ujXS3DohdJ2H3JxzgSnUabAlqoGssPajuPLXGHA2Q8yQ8OaXcG_pfzIXdP5yePd65485tYjK_5To_0lLoDzlsXr7iV0pMdDOc7r24QNYBiPfV3Ln3vZw4x/s1600/IMG_0764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2mMMIDngNqJ6j0Hw2YKhk0ujXS3DohdJ2H3JxzgSnUabAlqoGssPajuPLXGHA2Q8yQ8OaXcG_pfzIXdP5yePd65485tYjK_5To_0lLoDzlsXr7iV0pMdDOc7r24QNYBiPfV3Ln3vZw4x/s400/IMG_0764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705580926632873890" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">2. vintage cut<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vPLryJjY9903LJM6P8R0P3aRFxUdaXVylMAE1aMhj8MAATHXxBLU9eUrIfQb4PfwA1EduC-SX4Kp7GAmp59JbAcfqegMYQ29M-o3e1Pgr12gH_7dsMilfWrXgJKaHXAYimSAawdInO0N/s1600/IMG_0767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vPLryJjY9903LJM6P8R0P3aRFxUdaXVylMAE1aMhj8MAATHXxBLU9eUrIfQb4PfwA1EduC-SX4Kp7GAmp59JbAcfqegMYQ29M-o3e1Pgr12gH_7dsMilfWrXgJKaHXAYimSAawdInO0N/s400/IMG_0767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705581149488356178" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">3. rounded collar<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtTe7q0JTOlGaf4r8hGlixLGQBDQK2EVP9tm3c4s1n1M1AWYAtjLlVDEX4bdek4kiL9IOZG6of6VXjZAlcv9mfsMSHNGVMrMlpHJGi6Jn0qyC_s4itgjQ78hhDwi9xj-mlc2v4aRhit7I/s1600/IMG_0765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtTe7q0JTOlGaf4r8hGlixLGQBDQK2EVP9tm3c4s1n1M1AWYAtjLlVDEX4bdek4kiL9IOZG6of6VXjZAlcv9mfsMSHNGVMrMlpHJGi6Jn0qyC_s4itgjQ78hhDwi9xj-mlc2v4aRhit7I/s400/IMG_0765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705581031091911762" border="0" /></a>i think it looks like a pyjama top, but he loves it...<br /><br />what goes on inside a 25 year old male brain...go figure...<br />i just sew to the brief and keep my opinions to myself...<br />then i know it will be worn...Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-30146688699854037492012-02-02T15:57:00.009+08:002012-02-02T16:24:32.807+08:00home made is in demand...shirts abound in this house with 3 grown men all similar in size..<br />coat hangers full of them...<br />but no, but we need/want a red chambray....<br />a homemade red chambray...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxBsOTl837oIuuLTe4cGCxFq7MFrhjigrtpeKFZD_mJBqT3mRCxu2TJMrAcghXXiszGzTdSpnSETq2vOj2W54RYuhfaWKI4A_wxgSjA37yCVpkc7_Jno80dLoUclILGRUA-X8W6Kx8d4n/s1600/P1020160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxBsOTl837oIuuLTe4cGCxFq7MFrhjigrtpeKFZD_mJBqT3mRCxu2TJMrAcghXXiszGzTdSpnSETq2vOj2W54RYuhfaWKI4A_wxgSjA37yCVpkc7_Jno80dLoUclILGRUA-X8W6Kx8d4n/s400/P1020160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704446285251966882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">with short sleeves..(man i love my twin needle)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCyu5PqJpO2IFR42nhlAhsn-T0ueEi5On6qbDU-NvXUptOHJ4MoNt3tkQkzpga6JHkF4LQhqiNVGqYYMxV0MEZ9V8lSsTuIbgg8cK906vOvjA2es0UUuLiHB58Q3Mgp4UifYDOvIBpq5l/s1600/P1020162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCyu5PqJpO2IFR42nhlAhsn-T0ueEi5On6qbDU-NvXUptOHJ4MoNt3tkQkzpga6JHkF4LQhqiNVGqYYMxV0MEZ9V8lSsTuIbgg8cK906vOvjA2es0UUuLiHB58Q3Mgp4UifYDOvIBpq5l/s400/P1020162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704445390949315330" border="0" /></a><br />and one odd button...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtkYU9FoOioA8YpHt1jlG5KE4X6RDIcu8rAKrPo76K6jmA2AeftBpk8c40DM9nQ-PQT7HF8v5yEQS1Abu1E42pf2hmw77Sqnjh67NpUWkEtffP4UaWoGPett5uq1JRz_K30nUi_nRAWXy/s1600/P1020155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtkYU9FoOioA8YpHt1jlG5KE4X6RDIcu8rAKrPo76K6jmA2AeftBpk8c40DM9nQ-PQT7HF8v5yEQS1Abu1E42pf2hmw77Sqnjh67NpUWkEtffP4UaWoGPett5uq1JRz_K30nUi_nRAWXy/s400/P1020155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704445104163930258" border="0" /></a> voila...<br />but not a model to be found...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRic6ZzvHejgEVreDKV3Zwd6KstI31TmQxG9tcOsne1JIeuKLbjVbEFZ5qG-2DHjW7Emq6oz5KJdPkQvOKEOKr8YJnOiqdH_pzp75Jf1AJxwD-tr5kNz09x_iPGgWkBFlve1zlkVk7pqSv/s1600/P1020154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRic6ZzvHejgEVreDKV3Zwd6KstI31TmQxG9tcOsne1JIeuKLbjVbEFZ5qG-2DHjW7Emq6oz5KJdPkQvOKEOKr8YJnOiqdH_pzp75Jf1AJxwD-tr5kNz09x_iPGgWkBFlve1zlkVk7pqSv/s400/P1020154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704445023282467410" border="0" /></a>pattern: Simplicity 7030, an oldie but a goodie..<br /><br />p.s our rugs from our trip to turkey arrived...<br />it looked so big when we bought it, and so small in our room..<br />but i love it, and the memories it provokes every time i look at it...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_xZ2WEHN_C5gcRkzJIroFNXe7tbdm8-i9l1NKc7hOQNm3Sof_jRRN2TITCfuSXhf1UEHbiHO-a-gFvBllVJO4RgoJd6Ueuz2S1ZpHZQ02937IsTuFIPwROuNkGHw6QGADPa5hj0a7qk2/s1600/P1020168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_xZ2WEHN_C5gcRkzJIroFNXe7tbdm8-i9l1NKc7hOQNm3Sof_jRRN2TITCfuSXhf1UEHbiHO-a-gFvBllVJO4RgoJd6Ueuz2S1ZpHZQ02937IsTuFIPwROuNkGHw6QGADPa5hj0a7qk2/s400/P1020168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704447684951736162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-91365255928208882252012-01-11T16:59:00.006+08:002012-01-11T17:23:30.152+08:00colour blind....<span style="font-size:85%;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">a visit to the op shop from miss s, rendered a bag of goodies for me to alter and play with...</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">this was two over sized... i have to say "shifts" for over sized bodies....obese bodies....</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">originally two squares stitched together, with a hole for the head to go through....</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the fabric got me in...</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">i cut off the side seams and was left with nearly a 2 metre piece of fabric from each shift...</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">summer fashion in the shops here, seems to be all about colour, bright, contrasting colour, with no connection.....</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">here is what was born....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtVnQcO-9RlRJIEpEoshzxblwIWOkb1PmFtCEffnI28RCgj1EQhi23TvqpTqRC1QyY8z9RUlMGeMNxAZfxnBWYCET8269AmEA5WlRnOmHjBex56gAnpA2Q3IJuqQyzLeJ46SwO8URSnXS/s1600/pen+drive+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtVnQcO-9RlRJIEpEoshzxblwIWOkb1PmFtCEffnI28RCgj1EQhi23TvqpTqRC1QyY8z9RUlMGeMNxAZfxnBWYCET8269AmEA5WlRnOmHjBex56gAnpA2Q3IJuqQyzLeJ46SwO8URSnXS/s400/pen+drive+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696298234541415858" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">not loved by Miss S...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk4kixPxqjQjEDe8y-8UynMNh7vHoJEVpPqC5XCHevyYUYy0ORJstbffwTZeNgJe6Z1DkZKwFDV2VF6bakvBqtpJxgVuZpH0sqIX2VjQGv5RPb7aVreVf8wdFcYpoZ4u3hDe3IyjOzId_/s1600/pen+drive+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk4kixPxqjQjEDe8y-8UynMNh7vHoJEVpPqC5XCHevyYUYy0ORJstbffwTZeNgJe6Z1DkZKwFDV2VF6bakvBqtpJxgVuZpH0sqIX2VjQGv5RPb7aVreVf8wdFcYpoZ4u3hDe3IyjOzId_/s400/pen+drive+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696298163856518514" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">but I am certainly a happy recipient of a new summer dress....<br />let out the drawstring and it goes from a 10 to a 12...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rEbuUwKQPv1vVMbyfsOkhyphenhyphen3zmyZlLymxcUBYEO9Wgm1F7-ofN8BOyXlxmLFtGeWVMkvQeVRHsnwNxMHoGRAcIKGoG-MUtlFcB93mrITbyPeOyTBVihc19l9tGAvk4pCy8QaZk5UbX2rc/s1600/pen+drive+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rEbuUwKQPv1vVMbyfsOkhyphenhyphen3zmyZlLymxcUBYEO9Wgm1F7-ofN8BOyXlxmLFtGeWVMkvQeVRHsnwNxMHoGRAcIKGoG-MUtlFcB93mrITbyPeOyTBVihc19l9tGAvk4pCy8QaZk5UbX2rc/s400/pen+drive+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696298097918103394" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are two more over sized shifts to dice into....</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">oh the possibilities....</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">i cut this pattern from an existing top that i love, added some length and an uneven frill on the bottom.... i know the photos don't show it, but the back is slightly longer than the front...</span><br style="font-family: arial;"><br style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">i have so many projects to start....wish i could find more hours in the day....</span><br style="font-family: arial;"></span>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-22547420388903087682012-01-07T09:14:00.009+08:002012-01-07T09:38:31.512+08:00afternoon tea anyone...my granny always served tea in a pot and always with a new, fun and interesting tea cosy that she had made...<br />she always produced a new one for our family get togethers ...<br />if only we had saved them....<br /><br /><br />nothing like a burst of colour to brighten up a grey day...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p_9AIjor7wWqIbVQVyemj7StwnVLdWinLXH7nIb8UPGMi2EgJL8J9t9qsjjKMtBoOjeXsQuVIBEeLUQgyzfy67ztXMrMJv-ToW6kH6_fl-2tDgggulQx7MTSj3gRlqwhDjQ9Hsb3Snnj/s1600/pen+drive+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p_9AIjor7wWqIbVQVyemj7StwnVLdWinLXH7nIb8UPGMi2EgJL8J9t9qsjjKMtBoOjeXsQuVIBEeLUQgyzfy67ztXMrMJv-ToW6kH6_fl-2tDgggulQx7MTSj3gRlqwhDjQ9Hsb3Snnj/s400/pen+drive+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694693607410933602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a quick and easy project, pattern worked from a memory...<br /><br />now it makes us all smile every time we look at it sitting on the bench...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujZuyIWHe2hk1iLJmoRynTgdo1QQzD0gi16gsV-joQRLyhvuDiU6dQCdzzanJOxYJn0vOKSEMuTmZ232fg72zwGWstf0UzGv8rfLrsJy3SFmeygVaGH1F57AOJVZB-QJf_FYgRIAdeAYy/s1600/pen+drive+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujZuyIWHe2hk1iLJmoRynTgdo1QQzD0gi16gsV-joQRLyhvuDiU6dQCdzzanJOxYJn0vOKSEMuTmZ232fg72zwGWstf0UzGv8rfLrsJy3SFmeygVaGH1F57AOJVZB-QJf_FYgRIAdeAYy/s400/pen+drive+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694693483241582066" border="0" /></a>and then i crocheted one for a comparison....<br />hummm i think the knitted version is nicer and certainly easier to use as far as stretching over the pot...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviTpBW6EAqA2-GHO_UbfA7S0MmAxkJ-W4qlkvcNhSaOQvs88IHzwymjZLO-twXThHfkGZ83D2z1SPa6J5qxhpdPStp50hL_obxLuJ3Kn3L1VLSS0oBDwvapaIx7VnJv3FGDVqI2ZLG8ZN/s1600/pen+drive+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviTpBW6EAqA2-GHO_UbfA7S0MmAxkJ-W4qlkvcNhSaOQvs88IHzwymjZLO-twXThHfkGZ83D2z1SPa6J5qxhpdPStp50hL_obxLuJ3Kn3L1VLSS0oBDwvapaIx7VnJv3FGDVqI2ZLG8ZN/s400/pen+drive+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694695240876387714" border="0" /></a><br />as for keeping the tea warm, they both do the job very well...<br />they are sooo easy i am sure they will be the 2012 'go to' gift...<br /><br />afternoon tea anyone?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuX-dVynGCsxSUff4y-3t4s3-AN8j-wfOjUAlJWHJTZIKJ3ef5aRPf_s7YPiIr1bLAQadB9BBEP5a0i_CmXkzl5ObvUav8gj4YY6cj0_yqo7yOZrCoEg5TxfRzOlLjCqOW5LMxie_RgkL/s1600/pen+drive+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuX-dVynGCsxSUff4y-3t4s3-AN8j-wfOjUAlJWHJTZIKJ3ef5aRPf_s7YPiIr1bLAQadB9BBEP5a0i_CmXkzl5ObvUav8gj4YY6cj0_yqo7yOZrCoEg5TxfRzOlLjCqOW5LMxie_RgkL/s400/pen+drive+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694695892181350530" border="0" /></a>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-17290044267820658292012-01-02T14:04:00.011+08:002012-01-02T14:33:10.540+08:00new boardiesa new year breaks the blogging hiatus..amazing what holidays can do....life slows...time to think...time to do....<br />sorry to have been missing for so long...i hope you still remember me...i promise to be more reliable in 2012...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">so this is one of my christmas morning converstions with 25 year old son....<br /><br />mum...tom i dont think you can wear those boardies to christmas lunch they look disgusting.<br />tom....jenno, they have been around the world, they're my favourite, i love them.<br />mum....tom they are revolting, threadbare.<br />tom.... ok then, but dont throw them out....infact why dont you make me a new pair<br />mum....why dont your buy some, you now have a full time proper job remember.<br />tom..but they are really comfy boardies and i cant find any new ones i like.<br />jen..i will have to unpick them to get a decent pattern...cough cough (jen thinks to self...terrific, that gets rid of those boardies!!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">so unpick we did..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnta46odZE3osfdLiBjD_29PONigdrdMfyBv1GBEal5K17XZsUM7L0TW-C_0fWNhI-UDj_Y5CTZ22coXVVPgqTnBapn-tRplmEpnAT4AVFPjho3nJIf75JbP9EHvAwsK6fn6N51GfxLvRT/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnta46odZE3osfdLiBjD_29PONigdrdMfyBv1GBEal5K17XZsUM7L0TW-C_0fWNhI-UDj_Y5CTZ22coXVVPgqTnBapn-tRplmEpnAT4AVFPjho3nJIf75JbP9EHvAwsK6fn6N51GfxLvRT/s400/IMG_0163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692913540475549538" border="0" /></a>and here is the result...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgllkkKmM0Z18rQp4o5u-v46ctZ0KMT2hNKAsBAaZ1LCFnTZE3VHvwj-ELBXPhBH3PAhcB1vIE8KtOd597ktNHT3EJFKgwwYOsRN6VqgXrerozo0FYI2VFTyv4RaaPBvSAW9d0hASIy_na/s1600/IMG_0169.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgllkkKmM0Z18rQp4o5u-v46ctZ0KMT2hNKAsBAaZ1LCFnTZE3VHvwj-ELBXPhBH3PAhcB1vIE8KtOd597ktNHT3EJFKgwwYOsRN6VqgXrerozo0FYI2VFTyv4RaaPBvSAW9d0hASIy_na/s400/IMG_0169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692915065062198338" border="0" /></a>and they fit...and he loves them...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU7N4psQFldhocz1BYarHSwU-frl5FviqURbP4fCPUgbwPi_XWfxXGFfwGrHXh0ANEsf9_aFMkgJpLxsx9FzmbhwCAS4QgJOYPn8wfxDrefJF6sVcP5-8Ox8HYYZmLUqryU_pyz1WLXLR/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFU7N4psQFldhocz1BYarHSwU-frl5FviqURbP4fCPUgbwPi_XWfxXGFfwGrHXh0ANEsf9_aFMkgJpLxsx9FzmbhwCAS4QgJOYPn8wfxDrefJF6sVcP5-8Ox8HYYZmLUqryU_pyz1WLXLR/s400/IMG_0167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692915289172215266" border="0" /></a>and i loved using my double needle..<br /></div>i havent used it in months, and i'm asking myself why not..it gives such a great finish...<br />there are terrific tutorials on the web for threading your machine to accomodate it...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvZzMxCJjE1shKVF14Hl7CYI-D7Kof_SkQlqrTX_MOz1phGgaC9zAuGZBptxkry_pE_0rldR-aJobmDZIIaYiQ5EzXvbjCqBg9x_EnHS1J6sNJS0yyt4OEmaak-tD4ue2QgNUmIycdxpy/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvZzMxCJjE1shKVF14Hl7CYI-D7Kof_SkQlqrTX_MOz1phGgaC9zAuGZBptxkry_pE_0rldR-aJobmDZIIaYiQ5EzXvbjCqBg9x_EnHS1J6sNJS0yyt4OEmaak-tD4ue2QgNUmIycdxpy/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692915885756178082" border="0" /></a>wishing you all the very best for 2012..<br />i hope your new year is full of much fun, love, laughter and time to craft...<br /></div>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-56841519649494582282011-03-24T20:30:00.003+08:002011-03-24T20:34:23.020+08:00sniff sniff...after a long hiatus, i finally found some stitching time...<div>finally...</div><div>and as i went to photograph the new projects.....</div><div><br /></div><div>I DROPPED MY CAMERA!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>sniff sniff...and.... sniff sniff some more...</div>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-14159799759621382982011-02-14T20:25:00.009+08:002011-02-14T20:59:58.563+08:00summer knitting...I don't usually knit in summer, our climate is too hot..<br />but this year we have had a mild summer (or is it an early autumn?) and i have been in need of a cardigan...that perfect weight cardigan...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg681dJ6P5As6fkI7AActfkPylB00DMsvR6y77pmx25KVDtzFDqRdmV5QXQKBgY33TL3HRCOteaOdCdf-fc4LAJOwXQ8nOi1yV19zXujCVYUygknmBzlsB1vB962h9HVLdI455BZhHRK1JB/s1600/softness.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg681dJ6P5As6fkI7AActfkPylB00DMsvR6y77pmx25KVDtzFDqRdmV5QXQKBgY33TL3HRCOteaOdCdf-fc4LAJOwXQ8nOi1yV19zXujCVYUygknmBzlsB1vB962h9HVLdI455BZhHRK1JB/s400/softness.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573526525274735282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I did a <a href="http://stitchingatstonecottage.blogspot.com/search/label/knitting">winter version of this</a> and loved it..comfy, casual, easy to wear...<br />so decided i could do the maths and knit in a cotton, managing the pattern alterations with the changed tension...pretty straight forward...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdOBV1box2Q-T9uJ7GfDQPMrUWdlT8X3DT9t7GA_Ah21-dDj4lhumSpaOB4UWDV7X_2K0BFS2Bg5Mg8sRB64mhMBwsw-DCiifw0ab1aVCqFeBPdKwcSBWip6bkXQW9AzmJNy14VWIHMKZ/s1600/jo+sharp+cotton.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdOBV1box2Q-T9uJ7GfDQPMrUWdlT8X3DT9t7GA_Ah21-dDj4lhumSpaOB4UWDV7X_2K0BFS2Bg5Mg8sRB64mhMBwsw-DCiifw0ab1aVCqFeBPdKwcSBWip6bkXQW9AzmJNy14VWIHMKZ/s400/jo+sharp+cotton.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573523207849506626" border="0" /></a><br />and low and behold it worked...<span style="font-size:78%;">(sorry night time photo)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudHaSHm9qjQLQKT00ntHOXTPpJ0VxOYSRxN9qlSPxhTmcpF0ealHr2t1d1f8Q75wvZi7VLOXxs9gHbULIT_FCRuvmcwYCL5fYt_ortymuYz0BoKiHr6hnhmkL0aylUAG4JpbfCq0WFHtk/s1600/cardigan+front.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudHaSHm9qjQLQKT00ntHOXTPpJ0VxOYSRxN9qlSPxhTmcpF0ealHr2t1d1f8Q75wvZi7VLOXxs9gHbULIT_FCRuvmcwYCL5fYt_ortymuYz0BoKiHr6hnhmkL0aylUAG4JpbfCq0WFHtk/s400/cardigan+front.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573525943944843490" border="0" /></a><br />its been just perfect..and I have worn it a lot...<br />the only alteration was to widen the sleeve edge for a drape...and to add a button closure...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk8wV71c5hENtdAM8cBcjSPdOgGMaQTZRyvyw9anwkIiwptQB7Hb4Wv35pbcFMLpKuPfH_E45aqHTA3eYXQO_Q-3z5ZuOY6ikuFE1UYEAyruHKAMsTs22L6W7N5jczLs6jW8WKX61gzCX/s1600/cardigan+buttons.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk8wV71c5hENtdAM8cBcjSPdOgGMaQTZRyvyw9anwkIiwptQB7Hb4Wv35pbcFMLpKuPfH_E45aqHTA3eYXQO_Q-3z5ZuOY6ikuFE1UYEAyruHKAMsTs22L6W7N5jczLs6jW8WKX61gzCX/s400/cardigan+buttons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573527121570502274" border="0" /></a>Pattern: Jo Sharp Yoke Cardigan...from <a href="http://www.josharp.com/library/knit-issue-10-preview.aspx">Modern Knits</a><br />Yarn: Jo Sharp aran weight cotton<br />Colour: White.Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-45219646254267739932011-02-04T15:30:00.015+08:002011-02-04T16:15:55.457+08:00to quilt or not to quilt...22 years ago, i sat in a hospital bed for 3.5 months waiting for #2 son to be born...<br /><br />i kept boredom at bay by making a quilt...completely by hand...for the expected bambino...<br /><br />he arrived pre-term.... our lovely Mstr. W.....and he has been in a hurry to get things done ever since...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjND-Ki0Ci1F5p4G7uDaFfwpKSkog250ys7TM9GX33oyjZjYMuVrcq78bF9Qre947Gw__0uXs3kjvenmPQ9zZdvHEJu6_yKtpja5nfhd2ua_qc7tknyCghyphenhyphenRRWrY_Anbd3Nz5z_9GiuHdkW/s1600/Willo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjND-Ki0Ci1F5p4G7uDaFfwpKSkog250ys7TM9GX33oyjZjYMuVrcq78bF9Qre947Gw__0uXs3kjvenmPQ9zZdvHEJu6_yKtpja5nfhd2ua_qc7tknyCghyphenhyphenRRWrY_Anbd3Nz5z_9GiuHdkW/s400/Willo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569741396922860050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />that hand pieced quilt has been on his bed always...on the farm... at boarding school... and now at uni...<br /><br />he has requested another...an update...a birthday gift...<br /><br />we gathered japanese fabrics.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf0L8SxewsFcR52a6EnEH0Mz4Za3cTJevXR2WitTmVkAuSOkryGFPK8PRCgawik3inqJhvLN3VJ1Lgz1YSZfwoeOYvONO839MfX6BQlcZ8mFPKmKe0DoD9C5mlwGWvE5BpUGl4b-z3GjT/s1600/Japan+print+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf0L8SxewsFcR52a6EnEH0Mz4Za3cTJevXR2WitTmVkAuSOkryGFPK8PRCgawik3inqJhvLN3VJ1Lgz1YSZfwoeOYvONO839MfX6BQlcZ8mFPKmKe0DoD9C5mlwGWvE5BpUGl4b-z3GjT/s400/Japan+print+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569743745487982386" border="0" /></a>and leather....and velvet... from his great- grandmothers sewing box....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6nt2sLGDPP46LxAjm_jObN4kUqgH8jiKFIgMvi9tgc3DpP1_nwZZzNsFunoLf1FnUz5_8B2o7CYxQ42w6_8rbOHh0-04qombdAm1TcMCw02c8nrKV88-EQisdqh_83eiqKL4Cicb2Wf7/s1600/velvet.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6nt2sLGDPP46LxAjm_jObN4kUqgH8jiKFIgMvi9tgc3DpP1_nwZZzNsFunoLf1FnUz5_8B2o7CYxQ42w6_8rbOHh0-04qombdAm1TcMCw02c8nrKV88-EQisdqh_83eiqKL4Cicb2Wf7/s400/velvet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569737275629121378" border="0" /></a><br />and we stitched them into a quilt top...<br /><br />'wonky square'....because he is a perfectionist....<br /><br />this time, not a hand sewn stitch to be seen...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGRaF64qDa8b8hyphenhyphennbZnzuQy-FYumBotXAp3e6YaBS0XhbkszJ74eblBRkruBL7hSwPr59dtMPUF4RczmKq-cmAi6pepkve_fHD32tAR7LxqWCUtV9Py2ZCWy_O3tDV2V0ZnW5vLXVvKku/s1600/quilt+top.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGRaF64qDa8b8hyphenhyphennbZnzuQy-FYumBotXAp3e6YaBS0XhbkszJ74eblBRkruBL7hSwPr59dtMPUF4RczmKq-cmAi6pepkve_fHD32tAR7LxqWCUtV9Py2ZCWy_O3tDV2V0ZnW5vLXVvKku/s400/quilt+top.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569736156653086786" border="0" /></a><br />so now, do i tackle the quilting myself....or do i send it off, to be done in a flash.....<br /><br />happy birthday lovely boy..we are so very proud of you...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLaUmdlqopaB1PfokLZU9eZ-93VqMf5JUWDkNgs5WpDpj04V3Gjy3-vdQjQE7gsxxaqsey2GC09AiCfyiC5QREHoiyke2hOvpIhIyGzv0qUedM8oEld0GskD4_Q5Mk74gXKGxn4pmfP-9/s1600/P1050772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLaUmdlqopaB1PfokLZU9eZ-93VqMf5JUWDkNgs5WpDpj04V3Gjy3-vdQjQE7gsxxaqsey2GC09AiCfyiC5QREHoiyke2hOvpIhIyGzv0qUedM8oEld0GskD4_Q5Mk74gXKGxn4pmfP-9/s400/P1050772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569741129174501090" border="0" /></a>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-63383340078817988352011-01-16T11:47:00.010+08:002011-01-16T12:12:04.014+08:00companionship....my family have gone to beach house, but i have a few days of work before i can join them...<br /><br />a quiet house...<br /><br />into the stitching room to fill my time...<br /><br />a lovely piece of fabric from<a href="http:/tessuti.com.au/"> tessuti</a>..a joy to work with...sorry i don't remember what it was, a seersucker stripe, and i think it may have some silk in it as it has a lovely sheen..<br /><br />made in 2 hours as the <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-2560-misses-dresses.aspx">pattern </a>told me i could, from cutting to blogging... easy...<br />a few adjustments from <a href="http://stitchingatstonecottage.blogspot.com/2010/11/blending-in-with-furniture.html">last time.</a>..<br />centre back and front cut on the fold...<br />a band around the hem...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_A7fHVsvujfREh40k-iw70wNoDPLNR0UPDHoigkmRGZSSbofklnLrEb9QXUzKeIGLJh_x0pu0INlFZy9JbNtPm64Qps9Dwu7ps52bFwTiqsxR39oNu_AH_X5uXm0lDxLi7Ex9r875YIT/s1600/Hem+banding.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_A7fHVsvujfREh40k-iw70wNoDPLNR0UPDHoigkmRGZSSbofklnLrEb9QXUzKeIGLJh_x0pu0INlFZy9JbNtPm64Qps9Dwu7ps52bFwTiqsxR39oNu_AH_X5uXm0lDxLi7Ex9r875YIT/s400/Hem+banding.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562627376096718754" border="0" /></a><br />satin shoulders...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWebrMvyjp0z8qvhWh1p_mG9NnMxUwsLKUv4lyHz8tQ7VUwYSmp4dTrv8N-Mee6JYI_RYwA_pL2G3mcQ9oyLWJN4olCpJpWFoJzR1UT1duQV6x_EOiNGSN-CBxLZZJzlo2kpv9MVCVuR3/s1600/bows+of+satin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWebrMvyjp0z8qvhWh1p_mG9NnMxUwsLKUv4lyHz8tQ7VUwYSmp4dTrv8N-Mee6JYI_RYwA_pL2G3mcQ9oyLWJN4olCpJpWFoJzR1UT1duQV6x_EOiNGSN-CBxLZZJzlo2kpv9MVCVuR3/s400/bows+of+satin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562626780631245842" border="0" /></a><br />i had trouble photographing this being home alone...<br />my companion helped me...see him sneaking into the background..<br />first from afar...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQkuIyjjW8cCPX6Qt6d-z7r5BUwf7BtVfKLOteKO6MgvBJ0AEnxSndn6HfBTCDDJkeEa4plj2mSDPpY1oVw_ddu8YD9BSMftUMaacY_aMybz9psm9MuLxECFBbiddBLdP9zAJyleL8jte/s1600/he+came+along.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQkuIyjjW8cCPX6Qt6d-z7r5BUwf7BtVfKLOteKO6MgvBJ0AEnxSndn6HfBTCDDJkeEa4plj2mSDPpY1oVw_ddu8YD9BSMftUMaacY_aMybz9psm9MuLxECFBbiddBLdP9zAJyleL8jte/s400/he+came+along.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562627214108514210" border="0" /></a><br />then closer...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilLEzBOY5VK4kzGvh_a8khEa1m7wDZhyphenhyphen8R32WRUF86QvnVHYvbs8UmVwsb6yuCC1J7gNSW7C1Es3t6knvVTdfnYKsN8xagm2uBlwbJaYInWZqPVhklVNRRHaRIzK_NQh1-iQbbOiBuLxN/s1600/he+wanted+to+help.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilLEzBOY5VK4kzGvh_a8khEa1m7wDZhyphenhyphen8R32WRUF86QvnVHYvbs8UmVwsb6yuCC1J7gNSW7C1Es3t6knvVTdfnYKsN8xagm2uBlwbJaYInWZqPVhklVNRRHaRIzK_NQh1-iQbbOiBuLxN/s400/he+wanted+to+help.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562627041876130322" border="0" /></a><br />until finally i got the message...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXdMeeYH3OWfVrBFgPh7AqI1VI2jsdBlE4cc_45-yk21vwAcpML6XPhsxaEOn_cUBrYuTCycO9Doz-g83_dfX_3p4XMEKlxx1se9laz-8yUPNk5su-WQ1z4yIMzEvXJe_QqeLJW4PN9Td/s1600/he+did+help.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXdMeeYH3OWfVrBFgPh7AqI1VI2jsdBlE4cc_45-yk21vwAcpML6XPhsxaEOn_cUBrYuTCycO9Doz-g83_dfX_3p4XMEKlxx1se9laz-8yUPNk5su-WQ1z4yIMzEvXJe_QqeLJW4PN9Td/s400/he+did+help.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562626887959111730" border="0" /></a><br />Nelson...loyal...lovely...always by my side...my black labrodour...L.O.V.E....Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-91265154765369660892011-01-05T09:41:00.011+08:002011-01-05T10:55:41.402+08:00gather drape dress...for miss s...<br /><br />gather drape dress no.3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqbUF59VGrnrxKvG8_ibAiuym_RMTDbIrYhVnUhngLn976jJ5QZZ0rguxQ6nU4DHErm4Uj4aJW1iLJ-2uEXTYVEKCP_JGnynUYqGG1CmU-GLO0k4cXYBGsV0AicpBra9JVWlbHuOyZPB2/s1600/DRAPE+NO+3+DRESS.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqbUF59VGrnrxKvG8_ibAiuym_RMTDbIrYhVnUhngLn976jJ5QZZ0rguxQ6nU4DHErm4Uj4aJW1iLJ-2uEXTYVEKCP_JGnynUYqGG1CmU-GLO0k4cXYBGsV0AicpBra9JVWlbHuOyZPB2/s400/DRAPE+NO+3+DRESS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558521793304375570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />one piece...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfw8ZvxQTpqwfo7UXoBiZIGX3l3kOYXi5laHNt-MDXAfzvM4dI0STEW3JtFm3pDxjW_9gqyPAxkut8xvcTptbDNkl4LaQEGNsUzgpl-A_ZFa6KEQ6suIb2hy0eogKhpYUl5PLY7pnJUkm/s1600/drape+%25233+cutting.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfw8ZvxQTpqwfo7UXoBiZIGX3l3kOYXi5laHNt-MDXAfzvM4dI0STEW3JtFm3pDxjW_9gqyPAxkut8xvcTptbDNkl4LaQEGNsUzgpl-A_ZFa6KEQ6suIb2hy0eogKhpYUl5PLY7pnJUkm/s400/drape+%25233+cutting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558522471077839794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />cleverly constructed....<br /><br />easily sewn...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmcRK6xAfD20nfxfKd39TBkQVASR-IJ8503RrBP3W-gYIJDdT5pESzPrzlelE5wAhauKkwA5J5W4ViHRrCybkS3YT5Hp5KmQXaoU57ci6qCdw8coYuaeq0G0QID2L2OrG3EcyDTNgcGsO/s1600/drape+hip.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmcRK6xAfD20nfxfKd39TBkQVASR-IJ8503RrBP3W-gYIJDdT5pESzPrzlelE5wAhauKkwA5J5W4ViHRrCybkS3YT5Hp5KmQXaoU57ci6qCdw8coYuaeq0G0QID2L2OrG3EcyDTNgcGsO/s400/drape+hip.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523118069327362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuP0CBt8nlYOfPGHcOrsHUgiMMXKzna-cqYZEsVLI1EMN9pRFvUqj_mc0nqJ3msnfIFQLexqpJupty5xF7xq7ng3HBGqe6kTVkAzg1ANXRm3tnCY8lGG2JMy4dtxtDdtbtogakOjIETlJ/s1600/drape+sleeve.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuP0CBt8nlYOfPGHcOrsHUgiMMXKzna-cqYZEsVLI1EMN9pRFvUqj_mc0nqJ3msnfIFQLexqpJupty5xF7xq7ng3HBGqe6kTVkAzg1ANXRm3tnCY8lGG2JMy4dtxtDdtbtogakOjIETlJ/s400/drape+sleeve.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523264995705490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.tessuti-shop.com/products/drape-drape-book">drape drape</a>... yet to disappoint...<br /><br />has anyone stitched any of this book in woven fabrics...<br />i wonder how they would sit/fit?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3lMK8xssCnuEn5NbbhDYso0SUNRL-11-3iGiIi9uGlK21IXMowMRb1pxb6rULIVV8Y8ELe1jrnP6MI4W7oUzUYHXARwYU6iat7GcfXQPCw533cgUeqnSD97fHYVZLYa19cYun0Z2Y_3G/s1600/drape+3+finished.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3lMK8xssCnuEn5NbbhDYso0SUNRL-11-3iGiIi9uGlK21IXMowMRb1pxb6rULIVV8Y8ELe1jrnP6MI4W7oUzUYHXARwYU6iat7GcfXQPCw533cgUeqnSD97fHYVZLYa19cYun0Z2Y_3G/s400/drape+3+finished.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558527252934660610" border="0" /></a>miss s is off <span style="font-style: italic;">celebrating</span> exam results at<a href="http://www.southboundfestival.com.au/"> Southbound</a>, so she cant model this for you...<br /><br />oh to be a school leaver again, i am envious of the freedom...<br />no real world responsibility yet....<br />i cant get off my merry-go-round, and she is yet to get on hers...sigh...Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-29253383410786243682011-01-02T16:04:00.005+08:002011-01-02T16:25:09.452+08:00draping again<div style="text-align: left;">another great top from my new<a href="http://www.tessuti-shop.com/products/drape-drape-book"> japanese book</a>... drape drape...<br /><br />i am so impressed with these books...the patterns are just gorgeous...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF_SSw9uB9VubECMenad9PHpazjJ3khbRwWf-87lJR0htuzIa7Q46wld0vqCrI7KZa2AcPpGI0qMSeF_8eBft6pNtu6Utsl8zRD5U4_FSUI_q0hnjHVI8TXS13TF-w9lBfXWHvdD_u5XC/s1600/sheer+delight.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF_SSw9uB9VubECMenad9PHpazjJ3khbRwWf-87lJR0htuzIa7Q46wld0vqCrI7KZa2AcPpGI0qMSeF_8eBft6pNtu6Utsl8zRD5U4_FSUI_q0hnjHVI8TXS13TF-w9lBfXWHvdD_u5XC/s400/sheer+delight.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557497101056455234" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.tessuti-shop.com/products/drape-drape-book"></a><br /><br />fabric purchased while in melbourne from <a href="http://thefabricstore.com.au/"> the fabric store </a>in fitzroy.<br />100% sheer cotton gauze...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS10un0X_78cH5lSR5SDID_18tOXXvVoQmpRD6w7-GJSUMQCjUWmLj27NFWqtTpOazwpfwmjYHvZ0nrA16k3nfOdNcil110tThTW6lKQi8F-tnV3f2WSWAXTeNERZ_n4e05KyS5rYX1Gxv/s1600/sheer+delight+on+white.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS10un0X_78cH5lSR5SDID_18tOXXvVoQmpRD6w7-GJSUMQCjUWmLj27NFWqtTpOazwpfwmjYHvZ0nrA16k3nfOdNcil110tThTW6lKQi8F-tnV3f2WSWAXTeNERZ_n4e05KyS5rYX1Gxv/s400/sheer+delight+on+white.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557498491212565778" border="0" /></a>shame i cant get a photo from behind because the folds are just as lovely...<br /><br />i cant wait to wear this top it just feels...right...<br /><br />#2 son asked if i had cut up the fly net....boys!Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-49241729991725854312010-12-28T17:11:00.005+08:002010-12-30T19:57:33.021+08:00if only i could read japanesejust before christmas a much anticipated parcel arrived from tessuti....<strong>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Drape Drape</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">ISBN 978457911253</span></strong>
<br />
<br /><div id="wrapper"><div class="content clearfix"> <div id="contentWrapper"> <div id="left-col"> <!-- banner goes here -->
<br /><div id="product-page"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div id="top-strap"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div id="product-images"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0017/0222/products/p1110088_large.jpg?1292148636" class="product-image" rel="lightbox[ product]" title=""> </a> <a href="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0017/0222/products/p1110088_large.jpg?1292148636" class="product-image" rel="lightbox[ product]" title=""><img src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0017/0222/products/p1110088_medium.jpg?1292148636" alt="Drape Drape 2" /></a></div></div><noscript></noscript> and it did not disappoint...
<br /><div id="il_fic"><div id="il_ic" style="left: 50%; line-height: 1px; position: absolute; top: 50%; margin-top: -185px; margin-left: -212px;">
<br /></div></div>
<br />
<br />with only a few hours to spare, i set about tracing out the pattern, which usually takes <span style="font-style: italic;">some </span>brain power. however i was pleasantly surprised at its ease this time..so with time to spare i started stitching, only to discover i had not cut it out correctly! grrrrr<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HP_ADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" />
<br />
<br />however because this is not in a stripe or a plain fabric, i think i can get away with it...
<br />pick the fault...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW4PpeJ-VjWZRqahIqk5ltCfBSCyaEwWIfXWQOHos1qKeUORM8r9uETiagS6ocJQdK5YEf3n5JTu90rHK1UDB1oGQ6um46i8H1ixl6eULygj-tCrg4rRrRBq0k9rZgp-tAkbbAlvcdCv2/s1600/dress+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW4PpeJ-VjWZRqahIqk5ltCfBSCyaEwWIfXWQOHos1qKeUORM8r9uETiagS6ocJQdK5YEf3n5JTu90rHK1UDB1oGQ6um46i8H1ixl6eULygj-tCrg4rRrRBq0k9rZgp-tAkbbAlvcdCv2/s400/dress+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556436149389303794" border="0" /></a>
<br />yep...i cut the folds as a separate piece....
<br />this is such a comfy dress to wear..i can see a few more of these being made...
<br />but not yet there are soooo many others in the book that i want to try..
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div id="il_fic"><div id="il_ic" style="left: 50%; line-height: 1px; position: absolute; top: 50%; margin-top: -185px; margin-left: -212px;">
<br /></div></div>
<br />
<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HP_ADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.jpg" alt="" /><noscript></noscript><div id="il">
<br /><script>(function(){ google.bind=function(a,b,c){google.listen(a,b,c)};google.listen=function(a,b,c){if(a.addEventListener)a.addEventListener(b,c,false);else a.attachEvent("on"+b,c)};google.unbind=function(a,b,c){google.unlisten(a,b,c)};google.unlisten=function(a,b,c){if(a.removeEventListener)a.removeEventListener(b,c,false);else a.detachEvent("on"+b,c)};;var d=400,f=338,g='http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:hVkxrsxn5X6c7M:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEykdMfQhdgNx6HGQvmm7MK_Z0E7IQCk_ArXTQELRBWEBWhILlB2Oz30I-SJsuquVqKoMMuTU1rFDEkGGuGsvPM0isfSaHSao8g6yxjTU2h37C3MaLLLKyVCLChVoTe8AzVFmyslGsTmVA/s400/drapedrape2p4.JPG',h=new Image,p=d,r=f;h.onload=function(){if(!h.width||!d||!h.height||!f||Math.abs(h.height/h.width-f/d)>0.01)t("hotlink");else{var a=d/h.width;if(Math.abs(a-1)>0.01)u(h.width,h.height,a)}};h.onerror=function(){t("badlink")};function t(a){ var b=g+"&t=1",c=new Image;c.onload=function(){if(this.width<=1&&this.height<=1)z(g);else z(b)};c.src=b;google.sdl.log(a,"")}function A(a){var b="inner"+a,c="client"+a;if(window[b])return window[b];else if(document.documentElement&&document.documentElement[c])return document.documentElement[c];return 0}function B(){F();google.bind(window,"resize", function(){F()});h.src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEykdMfQhdgNx6HGQvmm7MK_Z0E7IQCk_ArXTQELRBWEBWhILlB2Oz30I-SJsuquVqKoMMuTU1rFDEkGGuGsvPM0isfSaHSao8g6yxjTU2h37C3MaLLLKyVCLChVoTe8AzVFmyslGsTmVA/s400/drapedrape2p4.JPG';document.getElementById("il_ic").style.visibility="";}function z(a){var b= new Image;b.onload=function(){F(this.width,this.height);document.getElementById("il_fi").src=a};b.src=a}function F(a,b){p=a||p;r=b||r;var c=document.getElementById("il_fi"),e=A("Width")-300-48,v=A("Height")-48,j=Math.sqrt(307200/(p*r)),k=j<1?p*j:p,l=j<1?r*j:r,i=k,m=l;if(k>e||l>v){var C=e/k,D=v/l;if(C<d){m=c*l;i=e}else{i=d*k;m=v}}c.height=m;c.width=i;var w="8;if(c.width<100)w=" paddingright="w+" x="8,n=" n="30-c.height">>1;x=30-c.height-n}c.style.paddingTop=n+"px";c.style.paddingBottom= x+"px";u(i+w,m+n+x,1);var y=document.getElementById("lg");if(y){var o=Math.round(d*10/i),E=document.getElementById("sz").style;if(o>11){y.style.display="inline";E.display="none";var H=o>=20?Math.round(o/10):o/10;document.getElementById("lgf").innerHTML=H}else{y.style.display="none";E.display="inline"}}}function u(a,b,c){var e=document.getElementById("il_ic").style;e.marginTop=0-c*(b+16)/2+"px";e.marginLeft=0-c*(a+16)/2+"px"}google.sdl||(google.sdl={});google.sdl.log=function(a,b){google.x({},function(){google.log(a,["&source=",location.pathname.substring(1),b].join(""))})};B(); })(); </script></div><div id="xjsd"><script src="http://www.google.com.au/extern_js/f/CgJlbhICYXUrMEU4ACwrMFo4ACwrMA44ACwrMFM4ACwrMBg4ACwrMCY4ACyAAiiQAik/67CI7kkFav8.js"></script></div><div id="xjsi"><script>if(google.y)google.y.first=[];google.dlj=function(b){window.setTimeout(function(){var a=document.createElement("script");a.src=b;document.getElementById("xjsd").appendChild(a)},0)}; if(google.y)google.y.first=[];if(!google.xjs){google.dstr=[];google.rein=[];if (google.timers && google.timers.load.t) {google.timers.load.t.xjsls=new Date().getTime();}google.dlj('/extern_js/f/CgJlbhICYXUrMEU4ACwrMFo4ACwrMA44ACwrMFM4ACwrMBg4ACwrMCY4ACyAAiiQAik/67CI7kkFav8.js');google.xjs=1}google.mc = [];google.mc = google.mc.concat([[14,{}]]);google.y.first.push(function(){google.med&&google.med('init');google.History&&google.History.initialize('/imgres?imgurl\x3dhttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEykdMfQhdgNx6HGQvmm7MK_Z0E7IQCk_ArXTQELRBWEBWhILlB2Oz30I-SJsuquVqKoMMuTU1rFDEkGGuGsvPM0isfSaHSao8g6yxjTU2h37C3MaLLLKyVCLChVoTe8AzVFmyslGsTmVA/s400/drapedrape2p4.JPG\x26amp;imgrefurl\x3dhttp://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/lula-louise\x26amp;usg\x3d__eM3AJj39VEE9nOCFbLlqb7NeDs0\x3d\x26amp;h\x3d338\x26amp;w\x3d400\x26amp;sz\x3d26\x26amp;hl\x3den\x26amp;start\x3d86\x26amp;zoom\x3d1\x26amp;tbnid\x3dhVkxrsxn5X6c7M:\x26amp;tbnh\x3d140\x26amp;tbnw\x3d166\x26amp;prev\x3d/images%3Fq%3Ddrape%2Bdrape%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D576%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C2178\x26amp;um\x3d1\x26amp;itbs\x3d1\x26amp;iact\x3dhc\x26amp;vpx\x3d618\x26amp;vpy\x3d231\x26amp;dur\x3d1862\x26amp;hovh\x3d206\x26amp;hovw\x3d244\x26amp;tx\x3d117\x26amp;ty\x3d98\x26amp;ei\x3d-a8ZTfrJNIKovQOC3pCFDg\x26amp;oei\x3dea8ZTZvFKonIuAPrn-zgDQ\x26amp;esq\x3d4\x26amp;page\x3d6\x26amp;ndsp\x3d21\x26amp;ved\x3d1t:429,r:5,s:86\x26amp;biw\x3d1024\x26amp;bih\x3d576')});if(google.j&&google.j.en&&google.j.xi){window.setTimeout(google.j.xi,0);google.fade=null;}</script></div><script></script><!-- FM Leaderboard (Top of Page) Zone --> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div id="footerWrap"><div id="footer"> <div class="fb_reset" id="fb-root"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js"></script><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div> <script> window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: "120923211271457", status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = false; e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); </script> <div id="burda" class="projects"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HP_ADM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg" alt="" /></div><script src="http://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js" type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script><p> </p> </div> </div> <div style="top: 937.4px; margin-left: -190px; display: none;" id="lbBottomContainer"><div style="width: 360px; margin-top: 0px;" id="lbBottom"><div id="lbNumber">Image 1 of 9</div></div></div>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-26151687636830539012010-12-26T07:47:00.013+08:002010-12-27T14:33:47.981+08:00a sliver threaded christmas....<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>the table was layed...<div>the family arrived...</div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB-BiZRmvsHFtwSkqgxvD9aLsLGR8qglGSjHUUBB68bgrfv8LgPg7PlWixldJ98s1TPUBalXe9eA-6k8CgWmf1Fwaic1XqkFwOMSad4DvdJmEYgPYcmctBU2GbZzvb6qPAdS9zjIcjY7d/s400/table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554782982795029042" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>we ate, and laughed and played games..</div><div>and we swam, it was 38degrees celsius!</div><div><br /></div><div>and for the first xmas ever...</div><div>my family was not complete...one remains in the bolivian jungle....</div><div>and i missed him...alot...all day...</div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh_BbjRxk_59LPsXiH3IpbAmtdFm94UGR84OB8sXo6AF8R4GIGtP3Y6Bo4pr_wMHgzOIO5LC15nMBz_8I9ml2N3JT-sDR1ohTwJnfbxghqa0NTUDcizwIcfNjrLYYzrZzd7a7eaHUuJbt/s400/tom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554782295772381330" border="0" /><div>and i hope he is safe, and having fun hunting those anacondas, and i hope he received his christmas gift before he left...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>and when all went to bed after a big day, i had a quiet moment and checked for messages in case #1 son had contacted us...and he hadn't...how could he from the bolivian jungle..and i was sad again...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>and then....and then....</div><div>another christmas surprise from<a href="http://sixandahalfstitches.typepad.com/six_and_a_half_stitches/"> afar.</a>..</div><div>thankyou 'A' you are so talented, and i feel so lucky to receive your kindness....</div><div><br /></div><div>it was definitely a silver threaded christmas, and <a href="http://sixandahalfstitches.typepad.com/six_and_a_half_stitches/2010/12/cast-your-mind-back-a-few-months-to-about-october-or-september-that-long-really-i-have-had-the-following-words-that-i.html">silver|song</a> has drifted through my mind all night....</div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI3SXO6Mj4-rlekoq2uR9X_X4NdI7MnmivSTXPj3Wpxd5qQuefPNJjV1e9zRhztonXDWgabQuJhZQfDcdiHc984tudCM9wlvLbo8HevEw0BjM2ENzsYmdQD5Sx9-P8oM_eO8gWfQSoJGH/s400/silver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554775433871629218" border="0" />Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-20575033017260686312010-11-29T11:44:00.009+08:002010-11-29T12:23:22.254+08:00breathe mother dear...we have studied hard...and sat final exams...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2KqCKG0LqDG1K_PrQdTlxBHZChR1hEDBNRTD0DArK0C8-MsVVzcJF1c3wFkEQD7Trd6Y59aUHZzyu_R4VonW-9jR9dPh8vFoJY2AGOXsaUJe49K_3B6PM_QAtuEyCT0fmNAB2XqT3VEr/s1600/study.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2KqCKG0LqDG1K_PrQdTlxBHZChR1hEDBNRTD0DArK0C8-MsVVzcJF1c3wFkEQD7Trd6Y59aUHZzyu_R4VonW-9jR9dPh8vFoJY2AGOXsaUJe49K_3B6PM_QAtuEyCT0fmNAB2XqT3VEr/s400/study.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544814498768747074" border="0" /></a><br />we have graduated...with laughter and tears....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZs3_JXVfkptU7Iz_aT5Ksl-vH0cmddzbb5GHTH5IomSKcpOE3pyNLTiadSbUPdyqBVIaBXpuPxRzHISK9Sn_5dlDBwBGX6uCrLeUaqCQZ9mMNE2beyFWNggGppg-oFDR9qJxwudNDmRV/s1600/girls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZs3_JXVfkptU7Iz_aT5Ksl-vH0cmddzbb5GHTH5IomSKcpOE3pyNLTiadSbUPdyqBVIaBXpuPxRzHISK9Sn_5dlDBwBGX6uCrLeUaqCQZ9mMNE2beyFWNggGppg-oFDR9qJxwudNDmRV/s400/girls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544814776597065906" border="0" /></a>we have survived leavers week...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A92I363Li-m4AgaPdexBLeVKvql86-ado5cTgInqWJXpTza5GCbkqdNBrCjc9wBuF7wV4buDexlebs86Y7BjgpCkVH70d5IEHV2FHpFHMhPHHHfpkw3rSr-Wf_BTVS0b53feO3wv0bPa/s1600/ballons.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A92I363Li-m4AgaPdexBLeVKvql86-ado5cTgInqWJXpTza5GCbkqdNBrCjc9wBuF7wV4buDexlebs86Y7BjgpCkVH70d5IEHV2FHpFHMhPHHHfpkw3rSr-Wf_BTVS0b53feO3wv0bPa/s400/ballons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544814673306078226" border="0" /></a><br />we have won two awards...<br /><br />miss s is very much like her dad...<br />award 1. citizenship...<br />but she loves art, textiles, and craft, and most things visual..like her mum...<br />award 2. materials & design...<br /><br />Congratulations miss s, your dress was stunning...hours and hours of hand stitching and sequencing...months in the making...all worth it...<br /><br />But yet, we have come home from boarding school, and now have to fit/stuff all belongings back into bedroom cupboards..<br />if you could only see that room!!.....<br /><br />breathe mother....<br /><br />This is how i found <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> award winning dress!!!...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRQIjoHq9WXxGz8v24N26rzTMvB8pzxYfzbTW16Sk-wVxHUTuumrXBKAYhBu4bqajh7r_aZ2eTuVYMZYyy2MTOg1pjPRXQfswkkoI2AZxMOGI8r4YJ6CR4MCX3nbigGkxizfRn0GU1A1H/s1600/dress+in+cupboard.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRQIjoHq9WXxGz8v24N26rzTMvB8pzxYfzbTW16Sk-wVxHUTuumrXBKAYhBu4bqajh7r_aZ2eTuVYMZYyy2MTOg1pjPRXQfswkkoI2AZxMOGI8r4YJ6CR4MCX3nbigGkxizfRn0GU1A1H/s400/dress+in+cupboard.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544815390732827730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2M773_5t2YRmOTp6-OK7jzHSyqWCjMnDRoDPkOuHo7oJxHyFhgLXWcqL6jWYRc7Aa2xYZeszsY1QFxqlc3hLp3kLqHvdzVLF758wVw6K6DqUZrvvrR9oSVEjx3TOKYZCsjC4sb7Sj0iX6/s1600/dress2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2M773_5t2YRmOTp6-OK7jzHSyqWCjMnDRoDPkOuHo7oJxHyFhgLXWcqL6jWYRc7Aa2xYZeszsY1QFxqlc3hLp3kLqHvdzVLF758wVw6K6DqUZrvvrR9oSVEjx3TOKYZCsjC4sb7Sj0iX6/s400/dress2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544820228867106450" border="0" /></a><br />note to self...must do some more parenting...Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-27622998896968778112010-11-28T17:00:00.009+08:002010-11-28T17:17:14.754+08:00A-Z...meet the sarrouel pant...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7aIBIMEHKBdxrXJObXZKF9wBvbR3yci3r_dHlxDkLKfYsJ3Xh2QBuVcBOyCEC4VCknjbWPGfbt0748mpuH_FhnEkcSeIMrcHVcWhBgq0hgwE9CmHRACv33nixbD1TENv4vuZH5dDPBNb/s1600/sarrouel+pant.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7aIBIMEHKBdxrXJObXZKF9wBvbR3yci3r_dHlxDkLKfYsJ3Xh2QBuVcBOyCEC4VCknjbWPGfbt0748mpuH_FhnEkcSeIMrcHVcWhBgq0hgwE9CmHRACv33nixbD1TENv4vuZH5dDPBNb/s400/sarrouel+pant.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544526632162912418" border="0" /></a><br />made for miss s...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLxOpLNi4WFi2l2L7Kf7amQGmyESDxkb1cn8O3nSdPiML3xhEd_ouyd1vn81hnz0LjueUGYShlpF9061hrILUi6BMZwQf5orxtZc5JfCxkztMj-ocl2XDZt9Phj3ngz9ebmDe59HI2O9p/s1600/s+pant+j.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLxOpLNi4WFi2l2L7Kf7amQGmyESDxkb1cn8O3nSdPiML3xhEd_ouyd1vn81hnz0LjueUGYShlpF9061hrILUi6BMZwQf5orxtZc5JfCxkztMj-ocl2XDZt9Phj3ngz9ebmDe59HI2O9p/s400/s+pant+j.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544523358428168434" border="0" /></a><br />from this book...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBL-5p_CXZYQoQ4m3uKdsZQOfY8admUiHfsDgSMSaPJhJsF5U9Mr7kh9YK078BV7LcUZv_XQuxyBJp15foR7JGMX-eBMUhe4OX8l7bVIJiECGZXCpjzLC3rlXpiUazbqoA9Tx0nzjQ0yc/s1600/japanese+book+a-z.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBL-5p_CXZYQoQ4m3uKdsZQOfY8admUiHfsDgSMSaPJhJsF5U9Mr7kh9YK078BV7LcUZv_XQuxyBJp15foR7JGMX-eBMUhe4OX8l7bVIJiECGZXCpjzLC3rlXpiUazbqoA9Tx0nzjQ0yc/s400/japanese+book+a-z.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544523830924148562" border="0" /></a><br />what fun...<br />now for a blouse to compliment...<br /><br />'n' has been asked for, with alterations... add this, and leave that, and longer here..and shorter there...<br /><br />I DON'T READ JAPANESE...how am i meant to adjust the pattern...i have hard enough time just tracing the thing from the book?....<br /><br />yes darling girl, of course i will give it a try!!Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-2648589680729788502010-11-22T10:23:00.012+08:002010-11-22T11:00:19.375+08:00melbourne town...what a great holiday....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirThV0A_kwVyn7zELoGRLIL-M8fkHvdvsB86PjB2cxnRH2nsy_N_1cDmRy0Bdtnma81IDPSOVA3zt6j3OCIG-vWRBjNxNftjkSVM9jO39tgY-uDgl9O4u7y8yNoQJgajyR4HWNEFEeyXW3/s1600/melbourne.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirThV0A_kwVyn7zELoGRLIL-M8fkHvdvsB86PjB2cxnRH2nsy_N_1cDmRy0Bdtnma81IDPSOVA3zt6j3OCIG-vWRBjNxNftjkSVM9jO39tgY-uDgl9O4u7y8yNoQJgajyR4HWNEFEeyXW3/s400/melbourne.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542197109939804770" border="0" /></a><br />wandering through the streets... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMGniPXcesImy51DjTupZRgxXgvAgshyphenhyphenGrv1fmteRoGAcATDTBjlRB59WjGDyxwqwxVXtLXj3UXlA6qSSmAMaIBh8dBu1f-wHjVqugd5ugNBPIxTkcEImYGi1tiCsX_KNxMseccb3bFP7/s1600/laneway.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMGniPXcesImy51DjTupZRgxXgvAgshyphenhyphenGrv1fmteRoGAcATDTBjlRB59WjGDyxwqwxVXtLXj3UXlA6qSSmAMaIBh8dBu1f-wHjVqugd5ugNBPIxTkcEImYGi1tiCsX_KNxMseccb3bFP7/s400/laneway.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542197227289938226" border="0" /></a>with no plan...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLFSvG-gKc1_5pgVKtFR_iLVazSXW-0rVsgDOP5xpkbFSI2lDr8YruneHWrYV9XH43QMBGbnd4VPqUlbDuC-Sf3skWVVkwC2B4F9vHhe8VinQkpBMF-EvnazJYp13OQrXzu15lhmcIAqk/s1600/eye+candy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLFSvG-gKc1_5pgVKtFR_iLVazSXW-0rVsgDOP5xpkbFSI2lDr8YruneHWrYV9XH43QMBGbnd4VPqUlbDuC-Sf3skWVVkwC2B4F9vHhe8VinQkpBMF-EvnazJYp13OQrXzu15lhmcIAqk/s400/eye+candy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542197348059514514" border="0" /></a>...no destination...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPOhDlwQR7JoNVQaii-rEroJbpODiGG2MudFqrhmJW7gnrxGdsBOkoTrbRt9EASfpZdVGuJJZ9OYZ6DZsf5_9A-PZK6-H3Fr4sY-6_c95k527ZOGFsnUO1nikleglqDIM9ozvpVfQ2M9n/s1600/yarra.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPOhDlwQR7JoNVQaii-rEroJbpODiGG2MudFqrhmJW7gnrxGdsBOkoTrbRt9EASfpZdVGuJJZ9OYZ6DZsf5_9A-PZK6-H3Fr4sY-6_c95k527ZOGFsnUO1nikleglqDIM9ozvpVfQ2M9n/s400/yarra.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542198167118871234" border="0" /></a>lunch with friends in a city park.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4amSfj_MSx1V0RPZW8ikdYJnkT45XOaCKDNxNZ_dt9YnYDDge2MQNuqsZnhDqDiO51gnAiUZQa81vBlgZcKNU9DBkNW2XRk0-p0j85stHUI_ClK5qbVAb_fihS2fzjW6u8_VXoePiZWqi/s1600/lunch.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4amSfj_MSx1V0RPZW8ikdYJnkT45XOaCKDNxNZ_dt9YnYDDge2MQNuqsZnhDqDiO51gnAiUZQa81vBlgZcKNU9DBkNW2XRk0-p0j85stHUI_ClK5qbVAb_fihS2fzjW6u8_VXoePiZWqi/s400/lunch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542197469628007682" border="0" /></a>just <a href="http://tessutti.com.au">looking</a>...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvGGd8JqCrgSYqhZaWtIbT5FpJHBeGiTKRKyIXhI6rGqm0j28QIbP0eObgs8c1Na5Ffrm8ddy18A8fZghQUe6C7gQ27BOEiQ4jA43_lUPnSFUH5voRWxqrJ9XxYOueNCK5VP7G4IYfG1Y/s1600/signs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvGGd8JqCrgSYqhZaWtIbT5FpJHBeGiTKRKyIXhI6rGqm0j28QIbP0eObgs8c1Na5Ffrm8ddy18A8fZghQUe6C7gQ27BOEiQ4jA43_lUPnSFUH5voRWxqrJ9XxYOueNCK5VP7G4IYfG1Y/s400/signs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542198824340683362" border="0" /></a><br />and <a href="http://assemblage.typepad.com">meeting</a>.<a href="http://jorth.blogspot.com">fellow</a>.<a href="http://nikkishell.typepad.com">bloggers</a>.from <a href="http://soozs.blogspot.com">afar</a>..thankyou K!!!<br />it filled the senses...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGv4H2WN7UiyBfq8LDNghTiOX29QBpYrMo11Qn5QZG3xnZGs26UbTY8f6IIro9wn9AxpsBAZJUdpJ82YHemy2_RYwJCkc27tWz8ztQf2zskq-kjKBDakq19jVQSc7ubniPRMO6TiKlHjvZ/s1600/fed+sq..JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGv4H2WN7UiyBfq8LDNghTiOX29QBpYrMo11Qn5QZG3xnZGs26UbTY8f6IIro9wn9AxpsBAZJUdpJ82YHemy2_RYwJCkc27tWz8ztQf2zskq-kjKBDakq19jVQSc7ubniPRMO6TiKlHjvZ/s400/fed+sq..JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542197617179456450" border="0" /></a>and emptied the wallet...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50qxoTFTPXsEC75_Uem2ZBekcArv_k5JNXkID-1zQax73u5rwy4stjfqbeR5P_nP4CK5dpZ9Guy1bUGqgjIHvQjQxqmCJI9ZDs30-bh1r9W1zLyUcNCVT57Ttw8OmOKudFq3HVdjg_DsK/s1600/shopping+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50qxoTFTPXsEC75_Uem2ZBekcArv_k5JNXkID-1zQax73u5rwy4stjfqbeR5P_nP4CK5dpZ9Guy1bUGqgjIHvQjQxqmCJI9ZDs30-bh1r9W1zLyUcNCVT57Ttw8OmOKudFq3HVdjg_DsK/s400/shopping+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542199525895063842" border="0" /></a><br />and it made me sad...as the reality hit, and stood before me... my baby is no longer...she leaves the nest to gather and weave the fabric of her own life...treasured memories...Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-22946608748697855272010-11-08T09:14:00.008+08:002010-11-08T09:36:26.332+08:00completed....what a quick knit...a gift completed....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0WAHSq7fyOVVNiw3FUEUYy-THxHJeJSQbVpSN5gLig5R2q0vEwVPPNsVBDCv8intqgGRdXA_YiPKrFLHzbox7Kehhe6HfNtaAI5HjBRVXQR6BLFD_kqB8EaNtXn2zyeRqQ0nID_2j-j7/s1600/jumper.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0WAHSq7fyOVVNiw3FUEUYy-THxHJeJSQbVpSN5gLig5R2q0vEwVPPNsVBDCv8intqgGRdXA_YiPKrFLHzbox7Kehhe6HfNtaAI5HjBRVXQR6BLFD_kqB8EaNtXn2zyeRqQ0nID_2j-j7/s400/jumper.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536983030901495730" border="0" /></a><br />however i think miss s has spied it, and we are off on holidays in a few days...i bet it goes into her suite case...<br />i dont mind, it was such a quick knit i have time to make another for the alpaca breeder, and probably enough wool....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOrZgfQeWkK3V1RzaIaePJa6WusP83CKLFgb7ldnmUR-EWE-OSWm-8XU6eLu1eAf1u-4vbPqYxoP3n81maeVA3HKJSFOeXpQzvK4aq-pRZ91Mr7nN2P6cwTw9xJrG0_78tbpU-D34nv2c/s1600/jumper+sleeve.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOrZgfQeWkK3V1RzaIaePJa6WusP83CKLFgb7ldnmUR-EWE-OSWm-8XU6eLu1eAf1u-4vbPqYxoP3n81maeVA3HKJSFOeXpQzvK4aq-pRZ91Mr7nN2P6cwTw9xJrG0_78tbpU-D34nv2c/s400/jumper+sleeve.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536983288046566882" border="0" /></a><br />short, cropped just at the waistline...intentionally no closures so it can be worn through the summer months...but i did find this pin in the new <a href="http://josharp.com.au">jo sharp</a> store in cottesloe a few months back, and will put it to good use...<br />(have you west aussies been into the new 'knit' store? gorgeous, huge range, <span style="font-style: italic;">great</span> bargain bin, and a completed sample of all of the patterns from her books...it's worth a visit...and the lady behind the counter has sooooo much knitting knowledge, she is a fantastic source of knitting info...thanks barbara)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-nc_ksQuAcrQgo3aoJVlBdUc5q4EZxQxGQ_IG-1mtHmJW807C7aqozx-dV-TIrHx6vFe-a30B3KMgU027EgH7tZ11xdXaAgGAYfU-xV417CICFKBFft3_w8cIcWOLWSomfirYBrClc2_/s1600/jumper+pin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-nc_ksQuAcrQgo3aoJVlBdUc5q4EZxQxGQ_IG-1mtHmJW807C7aqozx-dV-TIrHx6vFe-a30B3KMgU027EgH7tZ11xdXaAgGAYfU-xV417CICFKBFft3_w8cIcWOLWSomfirYBrClc2_/s400/jumper+pin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536983869541756018" border="0" /></a><br />having uploaded the photos, i think this needs blocking..i never seem to do that, too impatient....<br />bring on the holiday...melbourne town here we come...yippeeStitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-38172350585569042672010-11-05T16:18:00.008+08:002010-11-05T16:31:21.887+08:00blending in with the furniture....a new summer dress for me...<br /><br />pattern: New Look 6890<br />fabric: silk satin/poly mix<br />will be great by itself or worn over white linen trousers<br />the only alterations i did with the pattern was to cut off about 20cm in length and remove a bow on the front gathering...im not a bow sort of gal...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMb7HOFhkNqG3yv-0pyVfnYJzLqjvcfrinMQVVm6qZM1XIvNJzFDK6dRKRvGyT6M1fTaLJ2HG6ttxXuGyM4ex90xA4RoJFcl1EjYkhSEDHAHBXeNUIB0cJhFUtU0oegs_As9pq3TlrU4rK/s1600/P1050415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMb7HOFhkNqG3yv-0pyVfnYJzLqjvcfrinMQVVm6qZM1XIvNJzFDK6dRKRvGyT6M1fTaLJ2HG6ttxXuGyM4ex90xA4RoJFcl1EjYkhSEDHAHBXeNUIB0cJhFUtU0oegs_As9pq3TlrU4rK/s400/P1050415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535977553338122050" border="0" /></a><br />i just wont be able to sit in our lounge room<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt1ajVKWydb6lIPsuP-dGTm28lPaqeI9K-bmD6AYUaVernV6gogIMEN5kDEpxWlAUy6JE6YvW8_ALathKjkKGltI1tc5DufJGOPK18vndW_zm3Jig6xHLNez6yQms0gf4iCie9UJ4TtU_/s1600/P1050421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt1ajVKWydb6lIPsuP-dGTm28lPaqeI9K-bmD6AYUaVernV6gogIMEN5kDEpxWlAUy6JE6YvW8_ALathKjkKGltI1tc5DufJGOPK18vndW_zm3Jig6xHLNez6yQms0gf4iCie9UJ4TtU_/s400/P1050421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535979148861548562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iBsc1Z4SdKlMB9W1vYf88HI6cBsIta6Zwljd3WkBvA82RhlVhuMWv-_mNIHNnPX6OT2aha8nkc9uwVb4-Km5NaGmp6EgYtb1WMj0u6Ap9bMiIGobBEl1FMcGwHpSAMZTGVKYZcoUnauF/s1600/P1050418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iBsc1Z4SdKlMB9W1vYf88HI6cBsIta6Zwljd3WkBvA82RhlVhuMWv-_mNIHNnPX6OT2aha8nkc9uwVb4-Km5NaGmp6EgYtb1WMj0u6Ap9bMiIGobBEl1FMcGwHpSAMZTGVKYZcoUnauF/s400/P1050418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535977663895257586" border="0" /></a>or i will look like part of the furniture....<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-56654739709692879112010-10-25T14:27:00.005+08:002010-10-25T14:57:43.258+08:00Merino Love....ooohhh the posts have been sparse on the ground lately...<br /><br />the days have been busy.....<br /><br />the weeks seem to fly...<br /><br />this is a gift for an alpaca breeder with love from me, the merino breeder...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELSEiJf07fkGIGBaiTaqvrd-dh6rmBWsFv1nmctWsN71Mq5zaZLAYeNKahvnJAU5f0rh5N0qUtmocKfOm-3KHNQjqTwrqWLcZTqnnLS2D5WvQKWiZxGUSGiYnxpxAOMYMuEqXuDBe4PWW/s1600/cardigan+%26+wool.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELSEiJf07fkGIGBaiTaqvrd-dh6rmBWsFv1nmctWsN71Mq5zaZLAYeNKahvnJAU5f0rh5N0qUtmocKfOm-3KHNQjqTwrqWLcZTqnnLS2D5WvQKWiZxGUSGiYnxpxAOMYMuEqXuDBe4PWW/s400/cardigan+%26+wool.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531869292609791794" border="0" /></a><br />she is special...she has EVERYTHING a girl needs... and turns 50 in a few weeks...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhaOQ9d0fynMaSNMS4krOMwigsOJ_TO-s45tlzBg9TdXZol8BIOj_Sh9igYUuTqRzZgwoE_P7tqmggNXnSB0CWe6s9Fb66JTdq42f2ua6-d8rN4qnHSwqhR_lOo6-AqjH37-bfifxb3Fh/s1600/Needles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhaOQ9d0fynMaSNMS4krOMwigsOJ_TO-s45tlzBg9TdXZol8BIOj_Sh9igYUuTqRzZgwoE_P7tqmggNXnSB0CWe6s9Fb66JTdq42f2ua6-d8rN4qnHSwqhR_lOo6-AqjH37-bfifxb3Fh/s400/Needles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531869442378999170" border="0" /></a>Yarn: 8ply 100% Merino Wool Rustic Cedar Fleck from Bendigo Woolen Mills<br />Needles: size 9<br /><a href="http://www.josharp.com/products/pattern-books/default.aspx">Pattern: Jo Sharp Modern Knits.Yoke Cardigan</a><br />Yardage: 10 x 50gm balls.<br /><br />Its knitted with 2 balls at once, so it is quick to grow..just awkward using such large needles in my small hands...<br /><br />crafting has been consistent, just no time to photo the results..<br />summer shorts for boys x 6<br />summer dress for miss s x 1<br />summer top for miss s x 1<br />shirts for boys x 2<br />quilt top pieced and sandwiched - now awaiting quilting...<br />dish clothes knitted x 4<br /><br />the list goes on...Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-66971570660345877952010-09-12T15:29:00.007+08:002010-09-12T15:50:01.296+08:00japanese goodnessi fleeting visit to the city on saturday let me fly into my favourite fabric store in Perth...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyKgpXH-dFG9xSRAV5tGDVr2RW1JZ5a6jldXOYJ_4WOv8_sWwSwNmKHTBey0lEl4693AEIL6edydItyc9MwBrZGGTLICzc4pLa9Lm1F1RPQX0vfxTZyY5tHpSHPvWqNxKnS63RdBkT3Zx/s1600/C&I.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyKgpXH-dFG9xSRAV5tGDVr2RW1JZ5a6jldXOYJ_4WOv8_sWwSwNmKHTBey0lEl4693AEIL6edydItyc9MwBrZGGTLICzc4pLa9Lm1F1RPQX0vfxTZyY5tHpSHPvWqNxKnS63RdBkT3Zx/s400/C&I.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515927604023669922" border="0" /></a> iwent in to purchase another skein of wool, but to my delight i discoverd they had recently unpacked a large selcetion of japanese fabrics...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKYuXv2gqQSfScV43MCTTUUv0L2mCwEUimjYMiwSoaDXeSK6MLy0eaLJ1rZ6_TvR0vrPSO0xiK-UkfeYNgI9y7sBE329VTeDeRSThpmR0SpX0-iE8zLXwUoB1oO-Z-_6S8A9DoMcpEjc_/s1600/jap+fabric.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKYuXv2gqQSfScV43MCTTUUv0L2mCwEUimjYMiwSoaDXeSK6MLy0eaLJ1rZ6_TvR0vrPSO0xiK-UkfeYNgI9y7sBE329VTeDeRSThpmR0SpX0-iE8zLXwUoB1oO-Z-_6S8A9DoMcpEjc_/s400/jap+fabric.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515930278046704546" border="0" /></a><br />and they are to die for...i could not resist...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtrvORkXfJ-sZsDMMur9dpVu83ycF8yVTTA-xMEqxaJLWXymTe2ELDnZ3vb3z75cKJnE-JQD-PWTRBzni5z3uoqIV26bn0qtbU3lS_SmvK5zIhqo_mqQwKrgRDN0vAFIrPEgIDoognAAy/s1600/Jap+bundle.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtrvORkXfJ-sZsDMMur9dpVu83ycF8yVTTA-xMEqxaJLWXymTe2ELDnZ3vb3z75cKJnE-JQD-PWTRBzni5z3uoqIV26bn0qtbU3lS_SmvK5zIhqo_mqQwKrgRDN0vAFIrPEgIDoognAAy/s400/Jap+bundle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515930416525052690" border="0" /></a><br />of course i justified it by telling myself i couldnt go to the upmarket that was being held today, so this was my treat...<br />i nursed them in my lap all the way home, creating in my mind...Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698443000575344250.post-78001772511172387992010-09-10T09:32:00.008+08:002010-09-10T18:05:37.147+08:00diversion therapy...there is lots going on in this household at the moment...<br />emotions are heightened...at least mine are...<br /><br />one chick flying to the other side of the world, one chick changing student houses and raiding cupboards, and the last chick gearing up for final school exams...plus work has been soooo busy...<br /><br />it has made me realise how much i depend on my stitching room to find the calm...to recharge...to find peace... seek solitude...and to re-balance...<br /><br />this has been a project that i can just sew without having to think..straight lines... one after the other and again some...to escape the emotions...5 minutes here...30 mins there...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC8Aauua96_CzkE3JKlixiKFOFl1roLkF9fmdV4AW-bhokyHKrzkca83TuEUDFPqFQLjJIU7ak1ZvrVUwt452nP1eBN7TVK_i29Fo9viyVLP6FoT21hrv1mGzW9TEYIkVDVsjQx1S6lcS/s1600/quilt+on+line.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC8Aauua96_CzkE3JKlixiKFOFl1roLkF9fmdV4AW-bhokyHKrzkca83TuEUDFPqFQLjJIU7ak1ZvrVUwt452nP1eBN7TVK_i29Fo9viyVLP6FoT21hrv1mGzW9TEYIkVDVsjQx1S6lcS/s400/quilt+on+line.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515098140957349026" border="0" /></a><br />now for the sandwiching and quilting..<br />the fabrics in this moda range (french general) have the most lovely reds, subtle, faded, yet with lots of depth...<br />the fabric was a gift, not something i would normally choose, and they have really grown on me...<br /><br />and whilst i love the reds...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizy86TO9hnIsCGbSHhPfM781-y0rxHdFGr9WQx3_9UsS5xduAYfP_utUTNVqrCDdfU8gEJx5lxEnvsr7CAjH6_VGUAAxCZSDyQGn_nA3XKkFUfOSCHtwPVXQY3t69TljoZFZK8C9NsDivR/s1600/block2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizy86TO9hnIsCGbSHhPfM781-y0rxHdFGr9WQx3_9UsS5xduAYfP_utUTNVqrCDdfU8gEJx5lxEnvsr7CAjH6_VGUAAxCZSDyQGn_nA3XKkFUfOSCHtwPVXQY3t69TljoZFZK8C9NsDivR/s400/block2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515098604281619090" border="0" /></a>the greys are to die for...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ7lmIQwlRl1e7ejUarao-jEETzZOGfHz_eFD_IA0TeT2QG3STbgidjAwydGvL05t8XrLzP1UdQd-AyXkZtVED7kCnHlMJJNc7UmJpaLldqcvk3CdWDiscbS6PVtVcIzuPJeo83f5YRxW/s1600/block+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ7lmIQwlRl1e7ejUarao-jEETzZOGfHz_eFD_IA0TeT2QG3STbgidjAwydGvL05t8XrLzP1UdQd-AyXkZtVED7kCnHlMJJNc7UmJpaLldqcvk3CdWDiscbS6PVtVcIzuPJeo83f5YRxW/s400/block+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515098380086738178" border="0" /></a>Stitching At Stone Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236021414585514633noreply@blogger.com2